The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
beasts at President Cleveland and bis wife

beasts at President Cleveland and bis wife
this afternoon In tho Palmer House. II
was the reception to the general public,
and tho Chlef Msgiatrate and his radiant
companion had Just decended the mair,
stair case. 30 thunderouB was tho din
that the Hcore Of perspiring irumpeters
seemed making q dumb show. In vain
did the police, cluba in hand, attempt to
atem the rush. The rope barriers had
been eweptaway at the first onset. IT was
well that nook Of safety had been pro.
yided for Mrs. Cleveland. Immediately
to the right Of the staircase was an alcoye
almost hidden In ailken buntinss and way.
ing green plants. Into this she wss
hastily. thrust while the President giving
q single sweeping glance at the surg.
ing, crowd plunged into iia
midst and sturdily shouldered
himseli by sheer atrength into the plsce
II had been decided he ahould etand.
Throe times did the files Of brawny dis.
mounted cayalrymen Beixa the ends OF one
Of the ropes that had been dashed 10 ,he
floor md strive 10 drag back the esper
multitude. Only with the aid Of double
Gordon OF police, the front line backing
agatnst the crowd aud the second line
pushing their blue coated comrades for
ward, did tha lasso maneuvre OF the aol-
diers bring a faint aemblaucs Of order.
The President meanwhile was -eGdhnv
banda right and left till be was red in the
face, and his fresh linen. collar lay linn.
above hia black Prince Albert coat, Bs.
hind him and hllghtly to bis right, ssand-
Ing st the entrance to the alcove a couple
OF eteps above the crowd, WAS Mrs. Cleys.
land, laughing melrily at the President's
plight aud bowing and smiling vood ma
turedly at the crowd. 80. ID I@
, MRS. cLEvELAND's COSTUME,
She Was surrounded by bevy Of staid
matrons, richly dresaed, but all in dark
colora. In striking contrast was Mrs.
Clevsland's lights sky blue bodice, trimmed
with iieecy, dotted lace, a finger wide, TO
match. Her glossy ponpadour colled
hair and fully banga were without an or
namsnt, but below glittsred a delicate
gold neck chain, and the lace that hung
from her shoulders was caught together az
the llnc Of the corsaSe with magnificent
rosstte Of diamonds. Long mousouo,iere
gloves ol tan and elender serpsatina bracs.
let's completed the costume. Mra, Oevs.
!and !ooked the psrsoniication of youth
fui health aud beauty as ahe stepped
little nearer her husband wheu
tho first appearance Of q line had be-.
gun to be formed OF the people, At
the head came detachment OF
Union veterans besrfng tho tattered bullet
riv9n battle flag of the Eleventh Kansas
Volunteers: A striking ocsne ensued,
While tho President warmly preeted the
old soldiers one after another the coloy.
bearer stepped forward to Mrs. Cleveland,
and gently lowering the old Aag, bade her
clip OF ono OF It's precious ehreds aa a
memento OF the day. The wife of the
President gracefully complied, and while
the spectators went wild; with enthusiasm.
display ed her trophy proudly to the ladies'
az her SIDE. The President shook hands
With redoubled vigor, and an actual count
at this luncture showed his gait to bs /
FoRTY.sEyEN HAND SHAKES a MINUTE.
This rate WAS kept up without intermis.
sion until the time fxsd for. the reception
to the end, and no. person in line was
missed. A low estimate Of tho nunher
who marched past him ia 5000 persons
But they were the fortunate few. Thou.
sands In the corridors and thousands upon
thousands in tho streets isilsd cyea to
catch a sight Of hia face. The rotunda
and hills Of tho hotel Ike the outulde
thorougbfares for blocks around, had been
taken complete poesessioh OF by the ei-
gant!c cutpouriag Of people an hour be.
lore the reception began and restraint Of
any kind seened impossible. During the
crush l. is sale to gay as many as fifty wo-
men had to be borne from the throue' into
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